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One litre of milk diluted with water served to 81 students as part of midday meal in UP's Sonbhadra; two teachers suspended after video goes viral
•A government school in Uttar Pradesh's Chopan block in Sonbhadra district has been accused of mixing one litre of milk in a bucket of water and serving it to 81 children as part of their midday meal
Madhya Pradesh government introduces eggs in mid-day meal to end malnutrition, BJP alleges conspiracy against Indian culture
•In a bid to end malnutrition in the state, Madhya Pradesh government has decided to introduce eggs in the mid-day meal offered to children in the Anganwadis starting next month
Online monitoring of mid-day meal scheme: SC imposes fine on Delhi and five states for failing to create online link
•On 23 March, 2017, the top court had asked state governments and Union Territories to upload information including the total number of students getting the benefit of the mid-day meal scheme within three months on their websites.
Uttarakhand principal suspended for beating up 11-yr-old Dehradun student who complained about mid-day meal
•An 11-year-old boy was hospitalised after his principal allegedly beat him up with an iron rod when he complained about the quality of the mid-day meal, police said on Tuesday.
Rat in mid-day meal case: NHRC sends notice to Delhi govt, seeks report in 4 weeks
Fp Staff •The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Delhi government over reports of a dead rat being found in a mid-day meal served to students at a school in south-east Delhi's Deoli area
Malnutrition: How Budget 2017 can do justice to India’s starving children by making nutrition a national emergency
Pallavirebbapragada •India is one of the highest ranking countries in the world in children suffering from malnutrition.
Mandatory Aadhaar for welfare is fine but govt should address privacy, connectivity issues first
Seetha •The Aadhaar project has its uses, certainly, but it is time for some stock-taking of its implementation, including concerns about its creep
CAG raps Delhi govt for discrepancies worth Rs 905 cr; not obtaining fund proof
Fp Archives •Government auditor CAG on Tuesday pointed out discrepancies in implementation of social welfare schemes including mid-day meal (MDM) and pulled up the Delhi government for its failure to obtain fund utilisation certificates from various institutions.
Kolkata: HRD Minister Smriti Irani meets Mamata, protesting students
Fp Archives •Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani held an over hour-long meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat, on Friday
Over 200 kids fall ill after mid-day meal in Mumbai school
Fp Staff •The children were admitted to local hospitals after they complained of uneasiness and many began vomiting.